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          Loutrel Briggs, and the award-winning Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South.

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        5. Full text of "Biographical catalogue of the matriculates of Haverford College: together with lists of the members of the college faculty and the managers.
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          Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs by James R. Cothran

          Publication Date: 2010-09-17

          Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs provides a fascinating account of the life and career of renowned landscape architect Loutrel Briggs (1893-1977), the individual most directly responsible for the development of Charleston's distinctive garden style.

          Accomplished landscape architect and award-winning garden historian James R. Cothran provides the most complete portrait to date of Briggs, his continuing impact on the iconic gardens of Charleston, and his legacy in the complex historical tapestry of the lowcountry.

          A native of New York and a graduate of Cornell University, Briggs first visited Charleston in 1927 to experience firsthand the city's incomparable springtime beauty and picturesque charm. He opened a seasonal office in Charleston in 1929 and for the next three decades divided his practice between his summer office in New York and his win